Our Board
PREPARE developed out of Second Chance for Women, which was founded by Maryjoel Davis. It was relaunched as PREPARE in June 2021. An individual’s journey towards release and a successful reentry is necessarily a collaborative process. The work of PREPARE therefore engages many different people:
Co-Founder of PREPARE, Board Member Emerita
President of the Board, Retired Captain in the United States Coast Guard
Vice-President of the Board
Treasurer of the Board
Co-Founder and Director of Parole
Secretary of the Board
Retired Maryland Parole Commissioner
Maryland State Department of Education, Administrative Assistance
Professor of Philosophy, Georgetown University
Retired Prison Social Worker
Former Warden of the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women